I think Verizon will get the iPhone in 2011. Yes, I'm jumping on the bandwagon of believers. But hey, why am I making a new thread when I can simply voice my opinion in another? Because my belief is that Verizon will have a SIM capable iPhone instead of a CDMA one.
Don't believe me? For Verizon's 4G LTE network, it recently released two dongles that can access the network for mobile laptop users. These dongles include SIM cards to access the 4G network.
Granted they aren't Micro Sim, but we all know that they are nearly identical minus the size (easy to make).
This means that for any phone to access Verizon's 4G LTE network, it will need a SIM card. The only problem with this theory is that most 'rumors' are pegging the Verizon iPhone release at Q1 2011 (Motorola's CEO even had a reference here). This wouldn't make sense because it is unlikely that the iPhone will support 4G LTE without a new iteration (iPhone 5). It also wouldn't make sense to make a special CDMA phone to sell for a few months before the 5 comes out.
I have heavily denied that a CDMA iPhone would exist, and I still do. I don't believe Apple will make phones that can't travel the world easily, judging by the fact that their user base is much more 'wealthy' than the average phone buyer.
To sum it up, I believe that there will be a Verizon iPhone. It will not be an iPhone 4, but the next iteration. It will be identical hardware wise to the AT&T phones. I believe that it will come out in June, but announced earlier. I believe the MotoCEO is worried that the announcement will come by Q1 2011, but I don't think the phone will be out until Q2. I don't think AT&Ts exclusivity contract is still valid, simply because of all the problems that have been plaguing its network and image. This contract has to have some exit points or quality assurance clauses that will be exercised, I doubt two Fortune 100 companies would sign contracts without any of these clauses. With Android 4G phones already in existence, I doubt apple will wait until June 2012 to make a 4G capable phone.
Don't believe me? For Verizon's 4G LTE network, it recently released two dongles that can access the network for mobile laptop users. These dongles include SIM cards to access the 4G network.
Granted they aren't Micro Sim, but we all know that they are nearly identical minus the size (easy to make).
This means that for any phone to access Verizon's 4G LTE network, it will need a SIM card. The only problem with this theory is that most 'rumors' are pegging the Verizon iPhone release at Q1 2011 (Motorola's CEO even had a reference here). This wouldn't make sense because it is unlikely that the iPhone will support 4G LTE without a new iteration (iPhone 5). It also wouldn't make sense to make a special CDMA phone to sell for a few months before the 5 comes out.
I have heavily denied that a CDMA iPhone would exist, and I still do. I don't believe Apple will make phones that can't travel the world easily, judging by the fact that their user base is much more 'wealthy' than the average phone buyer.
To sum it up, I believe that there will be a Verizon iPhone. It will not be an iPhone 4, but the next iteration. It will be identical hardware wise to the AT&T phones. I believe that it will come out in June, but announced earlier. I believe the MotoCEO is worried that the announcement will come by Q1 2011, but I don't think the phone will be out until Q2. I don't think AT&Ts exclusivity contract is still valid, simply because of all the problems that have been plaguing its network and image. This contract has to have some exit points or quality assurance clauses that will be exercised, I doubt two Fortune 100 companies would sign contracts without any of these clauses. With Android 4G phones already in existence, I doubt apple will wait until June 2012 to make a 4G capable phone.
